Former aide to Kirsten Gillibrand resigned due to way her sexual harassment complaint was addressed

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is an outspoken #MeToo movement advocate — unless you work on her staff, according to a report.

A woman who used to work for Gillibrand lasted only three weeks on the job last year, fed up that her sexual harassment complaints about a male co-worker were not being taken seriously, according to Politico.

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The ex-employee told supervisors that a male employee had made multiple unwanted advances and spewed misogynistic comments in the workplace,

The woman, in her mid-20s, asserted in a letter to Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) last August that she was leaving due to “how poorly the investigation and postinvestigation was handled.”

“Your office chose to go against your public belief that women shouldn’t accept sexual harassment in any form, and portrayed my experience as a misinterpretation instead of what it actually was: harassment and, ultimately, intimidation,” the letter continued.

Gillbrand — a candidate in the 2020 presidential race and vocal supporter of the #MeToo movement — defended the investigation.

“As I have long said, when allegations are made in the workplace, we must believe women so that serious investigations can actually take place, we can learn the facts, and there can be appropriate accountability,” the senator said in a statement. “That’s exactly what happened at every step of this case last year. I told her that we loved her at the time and the same is true today.”

“Recently, we learned of never-before-reported and deeply troubling comments allegedly made by this same individual,” said a statement from Gillibrand’s office. “The office immediately began another investigation and interviewed relevant witnesses, which has led to the office terminating the employee from staff last week.”

Politico said it brought new information to Gillibrand’s team two weeks ago, including an accusation that Malik made a rape joke to a woman in the office.

The senator’s office also defended the first investigation, saying “immediate action” was taken at every step.

Gillibrand publicly pushed for the exit of her Senate colleague Al Franken (D-Minn.) after sexual misconduct allegations emerged against him in 2017.